Prevalence and management of late fetal complications following successful selective laser coagulation of chorionic plate anastomoses in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 796-803

  Robyr, Romaine ^a   Lewi, Liesbeth ^b   Salomon, Laurent J ^a   Yamamoto, Masami ^a   Bernard, Jean Pierre ^a   Deprest, Jan ^b   Ville, Yves ^a,c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Anemia; Discordant hemoglobin levels; Feto fetal transfusion syndrome; Fetoscopy; Laser coagulation; Middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ANEMIA; CHORION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; INTRAUTERINE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; LASER COAGULATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; POLYCYTHEMIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

ANEMIA; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644682637     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.069     Document Type: Conference Paper

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